tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90248731664429329072011-08-12T10:10:53.483-04:00a 30-something just coming into her own. reader. movie lover. red wine drinker. new ager? bicycle rider. tatto loving. mother and wife.courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-88711185425938327242008-11-01T10:35:00.004-04:002008-11-01T10:45:08.187-04:00

I had an interesting revelation a couple of weeks ago. I'm not proud to admit this but it's just the way it happened. I changed my schedule to work 3.5 days/week instead of 5. Since I am working for free at this internship and paying for Leo to go to daycare, we decided to save the money in daycare expenses. Anyway, this leaves Leo and I with 1.5 days to hang out-just us. My revelation? I've

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As one can infer from my blogspot title, I am not the happy, sappy sahm-type. I wish I could look at each moment with my kids as a gift to treasure, but I think we go for quality instead of quantity, otherwise it's not so quality :) I'm exagerating a bit but anyhoo...Eric went out of town Sunday afternoon for training and returns tonight (Friday). Now, this is not such a long period of time, I am

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We recently got to visit my sister and her son who turned 4! Time goes by so quickly - never thought I'd be one to say that but it's so true! Here are some fun pictures from Dylan's party!the birthday boy, himselfmy lovely niece, ava, who is related on eric's side but still was included in the festivities cause my sister is sweet like thatmy silly boy, leo, loved the water gun fightsand lyra,

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After my friend Tammy posted about PEACE DAY, my minister asked if I'd be interested in organizing this. It felt like a sign so I'm hoping to be downstate for this event Sept. 21. If anyone up in my area would be interested, Unity church of TC is organizing it (or I am in conjunction with Unity) and for any of my downstate friends, I'd love to hook up there!This is your opportunity to come

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I had this strange thought occur as I was sitting by our campfire - how would people from the 1800s view our camping trip? Wouldn't they laugh at us for thinking camping is a vacation? Or would they be angry because we don't realize how lucky we are to have floors, indoor plumbing, & electricity? I don't know. I love camping and we sure had fun but I sure was happy to sleep in my own bed when we

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I know I keep posting about the film festival, etc. in Traverse City but I just can't express how happy I am to have good films where I live. Moving from Dallas to Detroit was hard enough because I only found 1 arthouse in Detroit as opposed to the 3 or more in Dallas (that I knew of). Then, we moved to Traverse City (considered the BIG city in northern Michigan- population under 20,000!). They

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What is truth? I have said that your truth doesn’t have to be my truth and what feels true to me may not be true for you. But then I think that the truth just IS and doesn’t need us to believe it in order to be true. Interesting contradiction. What I am learning is that as soon as I begin to feel comfortable with myself and what I believe, I have become complacent and judgmental because in some

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one minivan full of:a 5 year old girla 3 year old boya 38 year old mana 33 year old womana 6 year old doga tent to house the above mentioned2 child sleeping bags4 pillows2 queen sized blow up mattresses2 comforters4 blanketsa suitcase for all the clothesa cooler filled with camping foods: marshmallows, chocolate, pickles, potato salad, macaroni salad, lemonade, tea, hot dogs, ice, beer, etc.bags

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Like religion, spirituality, education, etc., I tend to take what is meaningful to me and leave the rest. And so it goes with the tree of life. I love the phrase tree of life and the English major in me loves to analyze those words and images. What came about for me is pretty simple. Trees are full of symbolism. They are life, they produce life and sustenance. Like women, they are life givers,

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Eric made my 33rd birthday so wonderful. Sometimes, I see these glimpses of that romance we had when we first met. I am a lucky lady!He surprised me Saturday by taking me to dinner at this fabulous restaurantWhen we got to the table, there was a red rose and a box with a ring from this gorgeous designer engraved to say: Eric loves Courtneyhttp://www.beckythatcherdesigns.com/vision/?PHPSESSID=

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-8855701874563066502008-05-11T15:21:00.002-04:002008-05-11T15:26:36.721-04:00

today i attended the royal wedding of princess liey (a stuffed lion) and prince honk honk (a stuffed dragon/dinosaur?)

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leo - boys pee and poop. girls only poopme - girls pee, too.leo - but girls don't have a penisme - nope, they have vaginas.leo - but when you get older you grow a penis and pee?

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-36653360766749930562008-05-06T14:44:00.005-04:002008-05-06T15:00:36.171-04:00

oh, how i dread the common cold! this week of all weeks to get it, too! i started my internship yesterday (when this cold began); i had to cancel kindergarten round-up for lyra cause i couldn't stop sneezing (today). how do you swallow the guilt you feel when they look so disappointed?tomorrow, i have to begin my weekly drive to grand rapids (5 hours round-trip) for my practicum where i begin

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-66281697474720668242008-04-27T13:35:00.005-04:002008-04-27T13:46:00.061-04:00

For those of you I invited to read and comment on A New Earth, my project was short-lived. It turns out that rightwinged, open-minded me is not up to the task of debating :( It's too bad that the discussion will end here but it is wonderful for me to realize how closely my beliefs are to my heart. Who knew that former-atheist, then agnostic Courtney would turn out to be a believer in anything? I

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sheesh. i just wrote a blog and lost it, somehow. maybe it's a sign that i should let these images speak for themselves. i highly recommend you find a migun store near you. they let you buy unlimited massages for a month for only $30 and other great deals. our store even has movie nights, yoga, laughing seminars, etc. it's great and the massages feel sooo good. it realigns your spine. hope you

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my friend april is turning 30 soon and she invited me on a labyrinth walk at sunrise. i wasn't sure what that was but she's never steered me wrong and it is her birthday so i said i'd go. i found this online and am really excited to do this!"Your life is a sacred journey. And it is about change, growth, discovery, movement, transformation, continuously expanding your vision of what is possible,

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so good!

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Something occurred to me today. Teachers have to take continuing education courses because times change, new ideas are introduced and old ways are improved, right? I don’t know about anyone else, but I am constantly trying to learn and understand more…about everything – child rearing, cooking, current events, psychology, and on and on…What’s different about religion or spirituality? Change and

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Spiritual QuotesFear arises through identification with form, whether it be a material possession, a physical body, a social role, a self-image, a thought, or an emotion. It arises through unawareness of the formless inner dimension of consciousness or spirit, which is the essence of who you are. You are trapped in object consciousness, unaware of the dimension of inner space which alone is true

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i've been scanning the internet for an article that could articulate what i am feeling. i read an article bashing A New Earth pretty good. people seem to think that because oprah is rich, she must not mean well? i've never understood that. this article insinuates that tolle has no real education and is a quack. i started to feel anger because people tend to believe insinuations. but then, i

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-78551905974827946462008-01-16T19:04:00.001-05:002008-01-16T19:04:48.186-05:00

lyra calls 711 the slurpy store cause that's the only reason we usually go there. so, yesterday eric was taking the kids out and passed by 711. lyra says - dad, i want to go to the slurpy store.eric says - you know lyra, it's really called 711lyra says - why do they call it that?eric says - i guess because it rhymeslyra thinks about it for a minute and says: dad, 711 doesn't rhyme with slurpy

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so, how is it that i am 18 years into school and i still get caught inside the anti-depressant loop? i know what depression looks like on others and on myself. i know that some people need meds and others probably do not. i need them. so...how is it that every year - give or take - i decide that i can do it without meds. i can go to a guru who knows pressure points or i can do behavioral

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-70101622972719523902007-09-19T18:33:00.000-04:002007-09-19T18:35:44.274-04:00

i know the major theme behind AA, NA or any other 12 step group is to let go of the false image of control. i am starting to see the bliss of this in everyday life. i try and try to fix things for people but when i decide to give the problem back and not make it mine, i feel such a tremendous relief. it's liberating and scary to not have control over everything.

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L - i wish you weren't my mom, anymore.(quiet, trying not to respond by laughing or being mean, i am moody after all)L - mom, can i have a treat?Me - Lyra, you just got through telling me that you don't want me to be your mom. Why would I want to give you a treat?L - but i want a treatMe - that's not a nice thing to sayL - but i want one.Me - no, it's not nice to say you don't want me to be your

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-18972118714285543322007-09-12T23:04:00.000-04:002007-09-12T23:14:31.041-04:00

so, magic erase doesn't get washable markers out of wood floors (unfinished floors). neither does oops, hairspray, soap and water, lots of cursing, special scrubs by the 2-year-old culprit or staring in disbelief.

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-74916512413014006742007-09-10T17:36:00.000-04:002007-09-10T17:47:04.649-04:00

hm..i just realized that manic is probably the opposite of a good descriptor for me. oops...what's another good M word...middling, moody, mellow?

courtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08324539496887667687noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9024873166442932907.post-25093760763074444302007-09-08T15:45:00.000-04:002007-09-08T15:47:58.441-04:00

so, i decided to give this movie genre another chance since eric finds them so humorous. what i discovered is that i don't care if i am a movie snob, anymore. i cannot stomach watching a bunch of beer-guzzling adults whack off frogs and drink ram piss. it's just not funny. i don't get the point. what am i missing?

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so, today wasn't all that eventful. if you know anything about my recent situation then you know that this is good news. no nausea! hala-freakin-lula! i switched from cymbalta (that was supposed to cure the withdrawal from effexor but had it's own god-awful side effects) back to prozac. whew. not as effective with mood but so much nicer on the stomach, head, etc. my dear friend tammy recommended

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